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The Great Cognitive Shift: Are Digital Platforms Fueling a "Reverse Flynn Effect"?
In a memorable scene in the science fiction classic Aliens, Ripley—portrayed by Sigourney Weaver—exasperatedly turns to a room full of corporate managers and demands, “Did IQs just drop sharply while I’ve been away?” While her question is delivered within the high-stakes context of fighting extraterrestrial threats, it poses a startlingly serious query for the modern,…